Promise is an uncommon girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Promise is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #826 among girls (330) and #5,343 among boys (18) — overall #1,524 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 348 | 348 | #826 | #5,343 |
| 2024 | 358 | 358 | #819 | #4,837 |
| 2023 | 422 | 422 | #714 | #4,086 |
| 2022 | 403 | 403 | #780 | #3,202 |
| 2021 | 408 | 408 | #731 | #5,283 |
| 2020 | 344 | 344 | #853 | #4,114 |
| 2019 | 347 | 347 | #844 | #3,969 |
| 2018 | 312 | 312 | #912 | #5,487 |
| 2017 | 263 | 263 | #1,063 | #4,704 |
| 2016 | 225 | 225 | #1,172 | #8,018 |
| 2015 | 264 | 264 | #1,071 | #5,231 |
| 2014 | 260 | 260 | #1,047 | #7,425 |
| 2013 | 234 | 234 | #1,118 | #5,587 |
| 2012 | 220 | 220 | #1,164 | #8,700 |
| 2011 | 226 | 226 | #1,133 | #8,603 |
| 2010 | 235 | 235 | #1,132 | #5,193 |
| 2009 | 217 | 217 | #1,230 | #6,348 |
| 2008 | 217 | 217 | #1,240 | #6,322 |
| 2007 | 189 | 189 | #1,356 | #8,024 |
| 2006 | 159 | 159 | #1,486 | #7,864 |
| 2005 | 125 | 125 | #1,715 | #8,141 |
| 2004 | 116 | 116 | #1,790 | #8,017 |
| 2003 | 106 | 106 | #1,881 | #8,434 |
| 2002 | 76 | 76 | #2,371 | #8,253 |
| 2001 | 105 | 105 | #1,804 | #10,222 |
| 2000 | 80 | 80 | #2,168 | #10,015 |
| 1999 | 66 | 66 | #2,418 | #11,172 |
| 1998 | 60 | 60 | #2,359 | — |
| 1997 | 57 | — | #2,355 | — |
| 1996 | 40 | — | #3,011 | — |
| 1995 | 50 | — | #2,718 | #9,933 |
| 1994 | 40 | — | #2,978 | — |
| 1993 | 25 | — | #4,212 | — |
| 1992 | 25 | — | #4,991 | #9,458 |
| 1991 | 12 | — | #7,286 | — |
| 1990 | 12 | — | #7,183 | — |
| 1989 | 10 | — | #7,874 | — |
| 1988 | 16 | — | #5,245 | — |
| 1987 | 21 | — | #4,093 | — |
| 1986 | 10 | — | #6,980 | — |
| 1985 | 23 | — | #3,703 | — |
| 1984 | 10 | — | #6,639 | — |
| 1983 | 17 | — | #4,417 | — |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #6,719 | — |
| 1981 | 15 | — | #4,893 | — |
| 1980 | 11 | — | #6,206 | — |
| 1979 | 10 | — | #6,557 | — |
| 1978 | 10 | — | #6,266 | — |
| 1977 | 15 | — | #4,582 | — |
| 1976 | 9 | — | #6,433 | — |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #10,162 | — |